Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

- Is a term sometimes used to refer to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.

- Pertaining to, characteristic of, or dealing in espionage or intrigue, esp. of a romantic or dramatic kind.

Usage:

- He said lack of transparency and the cloak and dagger mode of drafting the bill, the insane pace with which it was pushed through the state legislature and parliament compounded problems.

- This is a cloak and dagger operation. If I told you about it, I am obliged to kill you, and make it look like suicide.